Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage IV (involves muscle, tendon, or bone)
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ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage IV (involves muscle, tendon, or bone) |
ICD10 code: | L89.3 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Ulcers - Decubitus only |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Stop Date: | |
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Additional Info
- Stage 4 - Full thickness tissue loss with exposed bone, tendon or muscle.
Coding multiple ulcers
- If there are pressure ulcers on DIFFERENT body parts (e.g. left heel, right heel, coccyx) then code them separately -- even though they will not be readily distinguishable as the code doesn't include body location.
- If there are multiple pressure ulcers close to each other on the same body part (e.g. coccyx area) then only code the one of the highest/worst stage.
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